President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee here today conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Awards, Arjuna
Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards,
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards, Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad Trophy and Rashtriya Khel
Protsahan Puraskar at a
specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
National Sports Awards are given every year to
recognize and reward excellence in sports. Apart from a medal and a citation,
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Awardee received a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees received statuettes, citations and cash
prize of Rs.5 lakh each. Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar were given
Trophies.
List
of awardees who received the National Sports Awards is as follows:
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:
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Sl. No.
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Name
|
Discipline
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1.
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Mr.
Ronjon Sodhi
|
Shooting
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B. Arjuna Awards:
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Sl. No.
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Name
|
Discipline
|
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1.
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Ms.
Chekrovolu Swuro
|
Archery
|
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2.
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Ms.
Kavita Chahal
|
Boxing
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3.
|
Mr.
Rupesh Shah
|
Billiards
& Snooker
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4.
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Mr.
Virat Kohli
|
Cricket
|
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5.
|
Mr.
Abhijeet Gupta
|
Chess
|
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6.
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Mr.
Gagan Jeet Bhullar
|
Golf
|
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7.
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Ms.
Saba Anjum
|
Hockey
|
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8.
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Ms.
Rajkumari Rathore
|
Shooting
|
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9.
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Ms.
Joshna Chinnappa
|
Squash
|
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10.
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Ms.
Mouma Das
|
Table
Tennis
|
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11.
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Ms.
Neha Rathi
|
Wrestling
|
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12.
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Mr.
Dharmender Dalal
|
Wrestling
|
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13.
|
Mr.
Amit Kumar Saroha
|
Athletics
(Para)
|
C. Dronacharya
Awards for 2013:
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Sl.No.
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Name
|
Discipline
|
|
1.
|
Ms.
Poornima Mahato
|
Archery
|
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2.
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Mr.
Mahavir Singh
|
Boxing
|
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3.
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Mr.
Narinder Singh Saini
|
Hockey
|
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4.
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Mr.
K.P. Thomas
|
Athletics*
|
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5.
|
Mr.
Raj Singh
|
Wrestling*
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*
Lifetime contribution in coaching
D. Dhyan Chand Awards:
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Sl.No.
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Name
|
Discipline
|
|
1.
|
Ms.
Mary D’souza Sequeira
|
Athletics
|
|
2.
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Mr.
Syed Ali
|
Hockey
|
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3.
|
Mr.
Anil Mann
|
Wrestling
|
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4.
|
Mr.
Girraj Singh
|
Para
Sports (Athletics)
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E. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2012:
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S. No.
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Name
|
Discipline
|
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1.
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Basant Singh Roy
|
Mountaineering
|
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2.
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Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal
|
Mountaineering
|
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3.
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Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy
|
Sailing
|
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4.
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Naib Subedar Paramjeet
Singh Siddhu
|
Hang Gliding
|
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5.
|
Prem Singh
|
Mountaineering
|
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6.
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Hari Ram
|
Mountaineering
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F. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
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Sl. No.
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Category
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Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2013
|
|
1.
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Community
Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent
|
Dr.
U.K. Mishra, Founder and President, National Sports
Academy, Allahabad
|
|
2.
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Financial
Support for Sports Excellence
|
Services
Sports Control Board
|
|
3.
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Establishment
and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence
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Pullela Gopichand Academy of Badminton, Hyderabad
|
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4.
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Employment
of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures.
|
Petroleum
Sports Promotion Board
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G. Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad Trophy:
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Sl. No.
|
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Year
|
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1.
|
Guru
Nanak Dev Vishwavidyalay, Amritsar
|
2010-11
|
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2.
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Punjabi
Vishwavidyalay, Patiala
|
2011-12
|
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3.
|
Punjabi
Vishwavidyalay, Patiala
|
2012-13
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Ms. P.V. Sindhu, Badminton
a winner of Arjuna Award 2013 was not present at the
award ceremony.
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